1230 WBVP and 1460 WMBA’s Bob Barrickman and Jason Colangelo have the call from Ambridge High School of this 2019 WPIAL Class 1A Quarterfinals high school girls basketball playoff game as the Rams battle the Eagles.
If you can’t tune into the broadcast on 1230 WBVP and 1460 WMBA and want to hear the broadcast streaming live over the Trib-Live High School Sports Network click on the logo below at 6:05 p.m. for for the pre-game. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m……….
Several teams are looking to plant their flag in the WPIAL basketball semifinals, and Beaver County Radio brings you another doubleheader tonight! We start in Ambridge as the Lady Rams of Rochester take on Avella in the 1A Quarterfinals at 6:30; pre-game on WBVP/WMBA is at 6:05. Then we travel to Northgate as the South Side Beaver Rams boys’ team takes on Winchester-Thurston in the 2A Quarterfinals. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:00pm.
Local teams are listed below in boldface.
BOYS
ALL games 8:00pm
[2A] South Side Beaver vs. Winchester-Thurston (at Northgate) [WBVP/WMBA]
[2A] Shenango vs. OLSH (at Ambridge)
[2A] Sewickley Academy vs. Jeannette (at Canon-McMillan)
[2A] Sto-Rox vs. Serra Catholic (at Peters Township)
[5A] Moon vs. Franklin Regional (at West Allegheny)
[5A] Shaler vs. Mars (at North Allegheny)
[5A] Montour vs. Penn Hills (at Fox Chapel)
[5A] Woodland Hills vs. Chartiers Valley (at Mt. Lebanon)
GIRLS
ALL games 6:30pm
[1A] Rochester vs. Avella (at Ambridge) [WBVP/WMBA]
[1A] Quigley Catholic vs. Greensburg Central Catholic (at Peters Township)
[1A] West Greene vs. Sewickley Academy (at Canon-McMillan)
[1A] Clairton vs. Vincentian (at Northgate)
[6A] North Allegheny vs. Upper St. Clair (at West Allegheny)
[6A] Seneca Valley vs. Bethel Park (at North Allegheny)
[6A] Norwin vs. Mt. Lebanon (at Fox Chapel)
[6A] Fox Chapel vs. Peters Township (at Mt. Lebanon)
(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)
Just under a year after announcing his reitrement, Paul Posluszny will have his name eternally enshrined.
The former Hopewell graduate joins a stacked group for the WPIAL Hall of Fame Class of 2019. Posluszny graduated a Viking in 2002, before becoming a 2-time All-American at Penn State and getting drafted 34th overall by the Buffalo Bills in the 2007 NFL Draft. He would play 11 seasons in the NFL; four in Buffalo and the remaining seven in Jacksonville.
“Puz”, as some called him, will be joined by former Beaver Falls and Monaca football coach Larry Bruno, who will be inducted in the Heritage category. Bruno started at Monaca in 1949, and won the 1960 WPIAL Championship in football for Beaver Falls, coaching future Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath.
Posluszny is also joined by former Steelers backup Charlie Batch, the Steel Valley graduate who led the Ironmen to a 1991 PIAA Championship before pursuing a 12-year NFL Career with Detroit (4) and Pittsburgh (8). Batch is a two-time Super Bowl Winner as a backup to current Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger.
Also getting inducted to the WPIAL Hall of Fame in 2019 are the 1998 Rochester Rams football team that won WPIAL & PIAA gold, former Steelers backup Bruce Gradkowski, and former 3-time MLB All-Star Sean Casey.
The induction ceremony will take place on June 1 at the DoubleTree in Greentree.
| WBVP (Boys)
Neshannock – Jake McKormic |
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| WBVP (Boys)
Lincoln Park- Keeno Holmes |
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| WMBA (Girls)
Blackhawk- Mackenzie Amalia |
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| WMBA (Girls)
Central Valley- Kaelyn Underwood |
| Girls Class 4A First Quarter Final Games | |
| Mc Keesport Central Valley 6:30 p.m. WMBA |
54 60 Final |
| South Moreland Blackhawk 8:00 p.m. WMBA |
42 61 Final |
| Keystone Oaks North Catholic 6:30 p.m. |
29 44 Final |
| Elizabeth Forward Quaker Valley 6:30 p.m. |
46 38 Final |
| Girls Class 2A Quarter Final Games | |
| Serra Catholic OLSH 6:30 p.m. |
40 56 Final |
| South Side Laurel 6:30 p.m. |
32 40 Final |
| Winchester Thurston Brentwood 6:30 p.m. |
28 55 Final |
| Ellis School Bishop Canevin 6:30 p.m. |
35 55 Final |
| Boys Class 3A Quarter Final Games | |
| Neshannock Aliquippa 6:30 p.m. WBVP |
65 68 Final |
| Beaver Falls Lincoln Park 8:00 p.m. WBVP |
54 82 Final |
| Deer Lakes North Catholic 8:00 p.m. |
65 74 Final |
| Washington Seton La Salle 8:00 p.m. |
34 48 Final |
| Boys Class 1A Quarter Final Games | |
| Greensburg Central Catholic Cornell 8:00 p.m. |
0 0 Final |
| Leechburg Vincentian Academy 8:00 p.m. |
49 58 Final |
| Union Nazareth Prep 8:00 p.m. |
35 49 Final |
| St. Joseph Monessen 8:00 p.m. |
72 79 Final |
| First | Half | Third | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Moreland | 5 | 11 | 26 | 42 |
| Blackhawk | 21 | 29 | 46 | 61 |
| First | Half | Third | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Park | 21 | 45 | 59 | 82 |
| Beaver Falls | 14 | 29 | 43 | 54 |
In a game heard on WBVP and TribLive it was Bob Barrickman and Jason Calangelo on the call form New Castle High School Where the Aliquippa Quips took on the Neshannock Lancers in 3A playoff action. It was a game that started out back and fourth with Aliquippa leading by 1 after 1. Neshannock used a run in the second to take a four point lead at the half. Starting the 3rd it was all the Lancers, making it a 14 point game. Then Aliquippa started to take over cutting the lead to five. Aliquippa took the lead late in the fourth and never looked back and won 68-65. The quips advance in the 3A playoffs while the Lancers aren’t out of consideration for the state tournament, but will need help to get in.
Listen to Bob Barickman’s recap here:
| First | Half | Third | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Valley | 12 | 35 | 41 | 60 |
| Mc Keesport | 19 | 31 | 41 | 54 |
| First | Half | Third | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aliquippa | 16 | 29 | 46 | 68 |
| Neshannock | 15 | 35 | 51 | 65 |
